Indias first low-cost carrier Air Deccan, which ceased operations after being acquired by erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines in 2008, took off wings again as a commuter airline with its maiden flight taking off for Jalgaon from here today. The flight, DN 1320, ...

Because of lack of pilots, airlines have been forced to cancel their flights and rework their schedules, constraining cash flows and delaying vendor payments. The boom in domestic air travel has led to congested terminals and flight delays because the infrastructure at airports has not kept pace with the rate of growth. But India’s new regional airlines are facing another challenge - lack of pilots. The stress signs are visible. Airlines have been forced to cancel their flights ...

Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) founder Vijay Mallya is a "victim of flamboyance and arrogance rather than any political conspiracy", Air Deccan chairman G R Gopinath has said. Gopinath, who is credited with making flying affordable through the no-frills airline, ...

The airline would offer Re 1 ticket to a few passengers through a lucky draw as part of its promotional campaign. After much delay due to airport slot constraints, Captain Gopinath’s Air Deccan is set to relaunch operations with its first flight under the government's Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme on December 23. Air Deccan, which was India’s first domestic budget airline, will initially start operations from four cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Shillong - and ...

BusinessToday.in Last Updated: December 28, 2017 | 21:12 IST The government on Thursday made it clear that it's determined to privatise Air India and its supplementary companies, and there's no proposal to reconsider the disinvestment decision on the national ...